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On Thursday, Dec. 8 and Wednesday, Dec. 14, the Newton County Sheriff's Office will be hosting P.R.I.D.E. (Parents Reducing Injuries and Driver Error) at Alcovy High School in Covington from 6-8 p.m. P.R.I.D.E. is a free two hour course that educates parents and their teen drivers about TADRA (Teenage & Adult Driver Responsibility Act), Joshua's Law, and Driver's Education in Georgia. The Georgia Teens Ride with P.R.I.D.E. classes will complement driver education programs by:

The home at 95 Riverbrooke Trail was destroyed Wednesday afternoon when a fire broke out in the back porch area of the home. According to Newton County Fire Chief Mike Satterfield, when firefighters arrived at the home flames were shooting through the roof. The family, two adults and four children, was not injured, but they were displaced and most of their belongings were lost in the blaze.

For the past several years, high school football teams in the area have found quite a bit of success. Eastside, Alcovy and Newton have all made the playoffs recently and it's becoming like clockwork that the city hosts a playoff game at Sharp Stadium each fall. But the three county high schools aren't the only local programs getting it done on the gridiron.

Take a Hike Newton is a non-profit organization for those within the community who want to start living a more healthy life, but also to enjoy the fun that hiking has to offer. These hikes have been known,for shedding weight while cleaning the environment at the same time. Matchbook Pr + Media's CEO, Taylor Owenby, lost a significant amount of weight, and it started from hiking. Matchbook is now affiliated with Take a Hike Newton.

Piedmont Academy's Senior and Junior Y-Clubs hosted a breakfast at the school on Veterans' Day for area veterans. Ms. Julie's K-5 class led the Pledge of Allegiance. Each veteran stood and shared in which branch of the military he/she served, number of years served and in which war, if any, they served.

On Oct. 14, the Satsuki Garden Club met at the Library for their meeting and arranged flowers in vases for the residents of the Benton House. The club purchased flowers from A Bouquet by Betty and the flower shop, in turn, gave a most generous amount of yellow carnations to add to the project.